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Paperback. Condizione: New. Through a mist of decay and opium, Dickens weaves a tale of murder and mystery in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, his enigmatic last - and unfinished - novel. It is accompanied in this edition by Master Humphrey's Clock and three further short stories.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Red leather spine with gilt decoration, red cloth boards with gilt decoration, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bookmark sewn-in. Minor wear and soiling to the cover, slightly tilted spine. Pages are clean.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Lloyd's Sixpenny Dickens. Pages 158-317, [5] p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Grey paper covers with colour illustration pasted on. Spined chipped and lettering missing. Paper browned.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Lloyd's Sixpenny Dickens. 156, [4] p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Grey paper covers with colour illustration pasted on. Spine chipped and lettering missing. Paper browned.

Original Wraps. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Original Wraps. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Illustrated by Luke Fildes, illustrations in advertising. An installment of Dickens' last novel, left unfinished at the time of his death in June 1870. Although a September installment app.eared, the last six expected installments were never written and therefore never printed. The ending Dickens intended remains unknown, the mystery unsolved. This is one chapter (XIII). From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf wear/rubbing/chipping to extremities and rough edges (folds), light foxing throughout, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in blue printed paper. With 2 engraved plates including separated by overlay. Single issue. 8vo. 24pp. Adverts. 97-128pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

First Edition. Poor paperback set issued with pictorial blue wrappers. Nos. 1, 3-4 and 6 lack front wrappers; wrappers detached or coming detached from most issues, and all dust-dulled with substantial wear to edges. No. 5 more externally sound, though spine shows loss at both ends. Text well-preserved, with faint, chiefly marginal foxing, and more prominent foxing to plates. A serviceable and complete copy of the work's first published appearance, with a premature conclusion forced by the author's death. Physical description; complete in 6 parts, continuously paginated (vii, 190 pages, 14 leaves of plates) : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm. Notes; Added engraved title page (No. 6). Contents; No. 1. April 1870 (chapters 1-5) -- No. 2. May 1870 (chapters 6-9) -- No. 3. June 1870 (chapters 10-12) -- No. 4. July 1870 (chapters 13-16) -- No. 5. August 1870 (chapters 17-20) -- No. 6. September 1870 (chapters 21-23). Includes publisher's advertisements. Illustrations by S.L. Fildes; frontispiece portrait by J.H. Baker from a photograph by Mason & Co.; engravings by Dalziel Brothers, Charles Roberts, and J. Brown. Subjects; Edwin Drood. Dickens, Charles. Mystery. Unfinished novel. English literature. 19th century. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Poor paperback set issued with pictorial blue wrappers. Nos. 1, 3-4 and 6 lack front wrappers; wrappers detached or coming detached from most issues, and all dust-dulled with substantial wear to edges. No. 5 more externally sound, though spine shows loss at both ends. Text well-preserved, with faint, chiefly marginal foxing, and more prominent foxing to plates. A serviceable and complete copy of the work's first published appearance, with a premature conclusion forced by the author's death. Physical description; complete in 6 parts, continuously paginated (vii, 190 pages, 14 leaves of plates) : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm. Notes; Added engraved title page (No. 6). Contents; No. 1. April 1870 (chapters 1-5) -- No. 2. May 1870 (chapters 6-9) -- No. 3. June 1870 (chapters 10-12) -- No. 4. July 1870 (chapters 13-16) -- No. 5. August 1870 (chapters 17-20) -- No. 6. September 1870 (chapters 21-23). Includes publisher's advertisements. Illustrations by S.L. Fildes; frontispiece portrait by J.H. Baker from a photograph by Mason & Co.; engravings by Dalziel Brothers, Charles Roberts, and J. Brown. Subjects; Edwin Drood. Dickens, Charles. Mystery. Unfinished novel. English literature. 19th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.